HIGHWAYS BEFORE THEY BLOCK CRITICAL THOROUGHFARES AFTER A STORM. OUR KIM TRAN STILL ON THE BIG ISLAND HAS JUST CAUGHT UP WITH REPRESENTATIVE COLLEEN HANABUSA. WE ARE LIVE HERE WITH COLLEEN HANABUSA WHO HAS BEEN HERE ON THE GROUND FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. FIRST OFF, YOU HAVE BEEN HERE ON THE GROUND SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT. WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN AND YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE AREA? YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TRULY UNDERSTAND THE DEVASTATION AND WHAT IT HAS MEANT FOR THE PEOPLE HERE IS TO BE HERE AND ACTUALLYALLY GO INTO THEIR HOMES AND SEE WHERE IN SOME SITUATIONS THERENS T ARE TREES THAT ARE ABOUT FIVE OF THEM ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLYTLY THAN THAT, EVEN AS THE ROADS ARE CLEAR, THAN THEY APPEAR TO BER THINGS ARETO NORMAL, THEY REALLY ARE NOT.A BECAUSE THERE ELECTRICITY AND POWER IS A CRITICAL FACTOR HERE IN THIS DISTRICT.TRIC BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE ON CATCHMENT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE FILL TATION AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE UV LIGHTS ON AS WELL. THOSE THINGS ARE NOT WORKING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, TELEVISION, RADIO -- WELL, RADIO RUNS ON TRANSISTORS, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE WHOLE ISSUE OF PHONE SERVICE AND COMMUNICATION. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS IN WAYS THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE SIMPLY BY DRIVING THROUGH.UGH. WITH THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION, WHAT IS THE FEEDBACK? WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT FILING THE LAWSUIT THIS FRIDAY AND WHAT IS THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY HERE? THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT. THEY FEEL -- SOME DISTRICTS ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AFRAIDID TO LEAVE OUR HOMES. WE JUST HUNKERED DOWN AND WE ARE STILL HUNKERING DOWN UNTIL WE HAVE ELECTRICITY OR A SENSE OF SECURITY IN THE AREA. SO THEY WANT -- THEY WANT TOT TO HAVE THIS ELECTION DELAYED. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE 21 DAYS AND YOU DO IT WITHIN 7 SOME PEOPLE SAY WHY. SOME PEOPLE SAID, HEY, I WAS GOING TO DO IT BY MAIL. I WAS EXPECTING A MAIL BALLOT. ALL OF THESE THINGS AND THE MISCOMMUNICATION AND THE FACT IS HOW ARE YOU TELLING PEOPLE? THE FACT THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE POLLING PLACES, INSTEAD OF TWO. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION HAS TO GET OUT THERE.E. PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WHY ARE THEY RUSHING THIS? INSTEAD OF HAVING IT ON FRIDAY, WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION? BY LAW MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY NEED TO HAVE IT WITHIN 21 DAYS. WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION OF THE AN ALTERNATIVE? WELL, I THINK THEY SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE THE PEOPLE A COUPLE OF MORE WEEKS TO GET THEIR LIFE IN T ORDER. WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT? WHY ON THE ONE SIDE DO YOU NEED TO HAVE AN ELECTION THIS SOON, WHEN THE LAW DOESN'T REQUIRE TO YOU DO RE THAT. WHEN YOU CAN GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES FIRST, WHETHER OR NOT WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN MAKE IT TO THE POLLS.LS. WE DID THAT ALREADY ON THE TH PRIMARY NIGHT. PEOPLE HAVE COME UP TO ME AND SAID I WANTED TO GET OUT BUT I HAD THESE TREES NOT ONLY HERE BUT ON THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD. I COULDN'T GET OUT. WE'LL MAKE THEM CHOOSE THAT AGAIN.AG THAT MAKES NO SENSE. GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR LIFE BACK. AND I UNDERSTAND THE JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION -- OR A D HEARING IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. THE JUDGE WOULD PROBABLY LIKELY MAKE A DECISION AT THAT HEARING AS WELL. THANK YOU, COLLEEN. AS YOU HEARD COLLEEN MENTION EARLIER, THE HILO COURT JUDGE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE THAT DECISION TOMORROW.ROW. THERE HAS BEEN A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HAVING